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The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market,A) million, which is part of a deal that will makeB) million, a part of a deal that makesC) million, part of a deal makingD) million as a part of a deal to makeE) million as part of a deal that will make

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25 Jan 2009, 06:45

x-ALI-x wrote:

The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market,A) million, which is part of a deal that will makeB) million, a part of a deal that makesC) million, part of a deal makingD) million as a part of a deal to makeE) million as part of a deal that will make

Please explain your choice.

I will go with E.

A -- which modifies 950 million .. wrongB,C,D --outOriginal sentence talks about future purchase (it will purchase) .. second part requires "will make" .also D -- distorts the original meaning.. it means.. "to make largest manufacturing company, they are making the deal.."

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25 Jan 2009, 08:51

x2suresh wrote:

x-ALI-x wrote:

The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market,A) million, which is part of a deal that will makeB) million, a part of a deal that makesC) million, part of a deal makingD) million as a part of a deal to makeE) million as part of a deal that will make

Please explain your choice.

I will go with E.

A -- which modifies 950 million .. wrongB,C,D --outOriginal sentence talks about future purchase (it will purchase) .. second part requires "will make" .also D -- distorts the original meaning.. it means.. "to make largest manufacturing company, they are making the deal.."

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25 Jan 2009, 11:37

x-ALI-x wrote:

OA is E.

Suresh,For A, can't which modify the whole clause preceding it?

I would have chosen answer E, but would have eliminated A for another reason. I believe that "which" can modify the whole clause proceding it, but "is part of a deal" does not match with "it will purchase". "The purchase" (noun) is a part of a deal. A verb ("will purchase") cannot be part of a deal.

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25 Jan 2009, 14:23

From my reading of various articles in wsj, I go for E.

AdrianPeterson wrote:

x-ALI-x wrote:

OA is E.

Suresh,For A, can't which modify the whole clause preceding it?

I would have chosen answer E, but would have eliminated A for another reason. I believe that "which" can modify the whole clause proceding it, but "is part of a deal" does not match with "it will purchase". "The purchase" (noun) is a part of a deal. A verb ("will purchase") cannot be part of a deal.

Does that reasoning make any sense?

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